Curiosity 31 (Thirty-one)
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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Our curiosity continues with an intensely kettle and dry-hopped double IPA primarily featuring Simcoe and Nelson. The base of Thirty-One is straightforward to allow the unique and intriguing combination of Simcoe Nelson to shine! We experience flavors and aromas of clementine, red grapefruit, and orange peel offset by a subtle sauvignon blanc note. Our house yeast provides a familiar character provides a familiar character and plays beautifully with this wonderful and expressive combination of hops. Despite its focused and intense flavors, this Curiosity drinks easily and finishes quite softly. A good companion for winter, indeed.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 2/28/17, drunk 3/22/17.
Bright golden-bronze with light soup qualities though not fully turbid. Off-white head atop is large but fades steadily to cover.
Tangerine, cherry and white wine in the very dry nose supported by biscuity, very lightly caramel-tinged malts and hints of watermelon and bubble gum from the yeast. No twang/resin, even given the simcoe, so I’m impressed on that account. Very leafy, dry, dank and spicy.
In the mouth it’s a bit more juicy, with pineapple, papaya, melon and tangerine. Nelson manifests lightly on the finish. Texture is soft and malty with light cracker and a very strong dryness. A touch more honey-like malt would help soften this thing up, but it doesn’t come off bitter or boozy in spite of it. Tangerine, spicy, dank notes and dry pineapple lingering.
Bright golden-bronze with light soup qualities though not fully turbid. Off-white head atop is large but fades steadily to cover.
Tangerine, cherry and white wine in the very dry nose supported by biscuity, very lightly caramel-tinged malts and hints of watermelon and bubble gum from the yeast. No twang/resin, even given the simcoe, so I’m impressed on that account. Very leafy, dry, dank and spicy.
In the mouth it’s a bit more juicy, with pineapple, papaya, melon and tangerine. Nelson manifests lightly on the finish. Texture is soft and malty with light cracker and a very strong dryness. A touch more honey-like malt would help soften this thing up, but it doesn’t come off bitter or boozy in spite of it. Tangerine, spicy, dank notes and dry pineapple lingering.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2017
at 17:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7
Pours a very hazy, brownish-yellow, with smallish head. Aroma of tropical fruit is quite strong on this one, along with notes of citrus and hops. Flavor is very tropical and sweet upfront. I was reminded of Juicy Fruit gum on my first taste. There’s some mango and pineapple in there, along with citrus, some dry white wine, and intensely bitter spruce/pine hops in the finish. Very interesting and quite tasty beer. Keep ’em coming!
Tried
on 22 Feb 2017
at 16:23